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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

DANIEL AYLWORTH, OF SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,612, dated,September 9, 1902.

Application filed May 21, 1902. Serial No. 108,323- (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom i?) may concern/.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. AYLWORTH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of South Haven, county of Van Buren, State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Ties, of whichI hereby declare the` following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates. to improvements in wire-ties for the crossings ofthe line and stay wires of wire fences; and the objects of the inventionare to provide a wire-tie which cannot be pulled apartorremoved,although easily applied, and which will form a simple and eX-tremely rigid form of joint. I employ this tie in connection with stayshaving integral lateral loops spaced to conform to the desired distanceapart of the line-wires to secure the line-wires to the loop; and itconsists in the separate wire-fastener wrapped at its extremities aboutthe sides of a loop and passing underneath a crimp in the line-wire,with the various details of construction and combination of parts ashereinafter described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings, and specifi-Acally stated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of a looped Wire-fencestay, showing the crossing line-wires and the wire-fastener. Fig. 2 is aview of a stay, showing the loops arranged on alternate sides thereof.Fig. 3 is a View of a loop, showing the sides flattened to prevent thetie from slipping to either side. Fig. 4 shows more decided crimps inthe sides of the loop for the same purpose. Fig. 5 is a transversevertical section of the loop and line-wire taken on center of loop. Fig.Gis a transverse horizontal section on center of loop, showing thewire-fastener in place. Fig. 7 is a similar section to Fig. 5, showingthe use of a common staple employed as a wire-fastener, the dotted linesshowing it wrapped about the sides of the loop. In these views, 1 islthe stay-wire, provided with laterally-extending loops 2.

3 represents the line-wires, which pass longitudinally across the loops,and 4 represents the Wire-fasteners.

In the sectional views it will be seen that the fastener-wire isinserted behind the linewire, which is crimped at 5 to permit it to passand also to prevent the loop from slipping along the line-wire. Theextremities of the fastener engage the sides of the loop, and

thus rigidly lock the line-wire to the loop. In order to prevent thefastener from becoming loosened or fromv being pulled out of the loop,as is often done when possible by hun- Vters or other depredators, theextremities are closely Wound about the sides of the loop at 6, thusrigidly attaching the fastener thereto, so that no strain can workthemloose.

.If'the sides of the loop are left curved, the 'fasteners may workaround the loop and stand and coiled about the sides of the loop, thusutilizing an article that is always at hand for this particularpurpose.V Some advantage isgained by placing the loops upon oppositesides of the stay, which tends to brace and strengthen the fence andequalize the strains-that is, if pressure were brought against Athefence one wire would pull upon its loop and the next would pull upon thestay, thus giving the fence greater elasticity.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a fence-joint the combination with a Wire-stay, of lateral loopsintegral therewith, a series of line-wires crossing the said loops andcrimped within the loop-circle, and means for binding said line-wires tosaid loops, consisting of individual wire-fasteners one for each loop,each fastener passing-through the crimp in the line-wire and having itsextremities wrapped about the sides of the loop, substantially asdescribed.

2, The combination with a looped stay, of a line-wire provided with acrimp situated within said loop, and a fastener therefor,con sisting ofa wire passing through the crimp in the line-Wire, and closely WrappedaboutA crimp and engaging the edges of the loop sides adjacent to thecrimps in the line-Wire, free extremities of the Wire-tie closelyWrapped about the sides of the loop and means for preventing the Wrappedextremities from slipping longitudinally on the loop, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

DANIEL W. AYLWORTH.

Vtitnesses:

WM. M. MONROE, A. ZIMMERMAN.

